TY - CHAP

T1 - Section twelve: Analysis part one - the legal context of residential care and corporate governance

AU - Griffiths, A.W.

AU - Hodgetts, C.J.

AU - Ni Thuama, R.

PY - 2015/7/14

Y1 - 2015/7/14

N2 - In this section you will learn about the lack of legal safeguards in relation to the provision of residential care by non-listed private companies. These are not subject to the UK Corporate Governance Code and legislative provisions that apply to listed public companies. This means, for example, that a sole director is sufficient to run a company without external or independent scrutiny, a not uncommon situation in the care market. Despite the weaknesses in the current legal position concerning private, non-listed companies (which needs urgent reform), Dr P Das and Dr N Das could have been made accountable on other grounds in both civil and criminal law. It is unclear why such steps were not pursued.

AB - In this section you will learn about the lack of legal safeguards in relation to the provision of residential care by non-listed private companies. These are not subject to the UK Corporate Governance Code and legislative provisions that apply to listed public companies. This means, for example, that a sole director is sufficient to run a company without external or independent scrutiny, a not uncommon situation in the care market. Despite the weaknesses in the current legal position concerning private, non-listed companies (which needs urgent reform), Dr P Das and Dr N Das could have been made accountable on other grounds in both civil and criminal law. It is unclear why such steps were not pursued.

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9781473440272

SP - 168

EP - 202

BT - In Search of Accountability: A review of the neglect of older people living in care homes investigated as Operation Jasmine by Margaret Flynn

PB - Welsh Government

ER -